Aamir-Salman-Akshay: Who impressed as cop in 2012?

If there was one underlining motif for the year 2012, it was that the lead players of the industry took a fancy to the uniformed characters in a big way. It might have been fortuitous or by design, but all the big stars, who enacted the role of cops found a greater acceptance with the audience. Here is a rewind to the cop roles played by the lead actors that hit the marquee and emerged as success stories:

Salman Khan: He was the man in fact who brought into relief the role of uniformed cops in a big way with his role in DABANGG and is going to do an encore of the same with DABANGG 2. Playing a rustic cop from the hinterland he set the tone for other actors of his ilk to follow in his footsteps and underlined the premise that the India of small cities is a perfect playground to engage with the fans.